Berlin • Cybersecurity & AI Startup • Recently Funded
A newly funded cybersecurity startup in Berlin is looking for a Backend Engineer(Go) to join as a founding team member and help design the core security, identity, and enforcement foundations of a next-generation AI-powered security risk management platform.
We are an early-stage startup founded by experienced cybersecurity leaders with backgrounds in Israeli Intelligence units. We are looking for a hands-on Founding Backend Engineer(Go) for a hybrid role based in central of Berlin. If you are passionate about cybersecurity and AI tech, thrive in fast-paced startup environments, and enjoy building complex platforms from the ground up, this is an opportunity to make a real impact.
We’re building a next-generation cyber risk platform that helps enterprises understand, measure, and reduce identity risk at scale. Our goal is to turn complex identity and security data into clear, actionable risk insights that CISOs and CTOs can trust. You will work from scratch on core platform components from day one, shaping how modern enterprises manage and reason about risk using cloud-native systems and AI-driven analysis and automated enforcement through AI Agents.
Tasks
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain backend applications using Go
Design and optimize cloud-based solutions using AWS services (EC2, Lambda, S3, SQS, SNS, etc.)
Design, use and manage databases , including PostgreSQL, Neo4J, Redis, and Elasticsearch
Develop, manage, and optimize containerized applications using Docker
Automate processes using Bash/Python scripting
Optimize and maintain RESTful APIs , ensuring security and performance
Work closely with frontend engineers, DevOps, and product team to deliver robust applications
Monitor, debug, and improve backend performance , reliability, and scalability
Implement caching, messaging queues, and event-driven architectures where needed
Build whole platform from scratch
Requirements
Must have skills
5+ years of GoLang experience
Hands-on coding mentality; can build things from scratch and familiar with different architectures
Hands-on experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS) and containerized workloads
Experience designing RESTful and gRPC APIs and using frameworks like Gin
Hands-on experience with messaging systems (e.g., SQS , Kafka )
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions or similar)
